Program Faculty

Program Director

Lianne Sheppard, PhD, is the Rohm and Haas Professor in Public Health Sciences, with appointments in EOHS and Biostatistics.  Her research interests focus on statistical methods for environmental and occupational epidemiology; they include study design and estimation of environmental exposure effects.  She leads and actively collaborates on EHS projects, currently her work focuses on air pollution and aging.  She has actively mentored many students and postdocs in biostatistical and EHS research, including as advisor or committee member for 33 PhD students in eight departments, twelve post docs, and many additional masters students.  She is PI of SURE-EH, a NIEHS-funded R25 to enhance diversity in the EHS by funding mentored undergraduate research experiences.  She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, and Chair of the seven-member chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee.  She has over 199 peer-reviewed publications, most in EHS areas.  Dr. Sheppard devotes 5% effort to administer BEBTEH.

Program Mentors